Adjuration אָלָה

About this episode

This episode discusses the concept of the oath as presented in Leviticus 5, focusing on its significance in the Old Testament.

We are moving into chapter five of Leviticus with our word for today. אָלָה oath, agreement, public charge, curse, stipulation. It is used 36 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used most of the time in the sense of oath, a solemn promise usually invoking a divine witness. A good example of this is Abraham’s servant when he was assigned the duty to find a wife for his son from his own clan. Genesis 24:39-41 I said to my master, ‘Perhaps the woman will not follow me.’ But he said to me, ‘T...

People in this episode

Host: Mike

Topics covered

• oath
• Leviticus
• Old Testament
• spirituality
• Christianity

Keywords

• oath
• agreement
• public charge
• curse
• stipulation
• Leviticus
• Abraham
• Genesis

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Books & works: Genesis

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